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Panic, confusion in Seoul after failed North Korea rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea: North Korea attempt failed to launch a satellite on May 31, which prompted raid sirens and a ...

UN notes few women in top China government positions

HONG KONG, China: Describing the lack of women in China's top leadership as concerning, the United Nations has recommended the ...

China: we will send men to moon by 2030

BEIJING, China: Amid its rivalry with the US for reaching new milestones in space, reflecting their competition for global influence, ...

US sees largest post-Covid holiday weekend with 10 million at airports

WASHINGTON D.C.: A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) report released this week revealed that over the Memorial Day weekend, the start ...

Chinese ship held in Malaysia after removing arms from sunk WWII ship

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia's maritime agency has said that it found a cannon shell believed to be from World War ...

School claims boy's death suicide but wound marks on body suggest torture

KATHMANDU, Nepal - For the past three days, agitated students and guardians have been protesting against the school administration at ...

China turns down US request for defense chiefs meeting

BEIJING, China: In a new sign of strain between the United States and China, Beijing has rejected a request from ...

Mummified nun draws hundreds of visitors to rural Missouri town

GOWER, Missouri: Hundreds of people flocked to the small town of Gower, Missouri, to see a mummified nun, Sister Wilhelmina ...

Japan: PM's son resigns for holding party at official residence

TOKYO, Japan: After coming under public criticism for using Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's residence for a private party, his ...

Remains identified of US pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that 2nd Lt. James Litherland of South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, an Army ...

ACC sues Dr. Yunus, 12 others over embezzlement of $2,351,758

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 13 members of Grameen Telecom's board of directors, ...

Washington coordinates 14-country supply chain agreement

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department has said that trade ministers from 14 countries have taken part in the US-led ...

Injuries at Churchill Downs sees 12 horses dead in month

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: Two horses that succumbed to their injuries at Churchill Downs have become the 11th and 12th fatalities over ...

Musk's Neuralink to begin trial human brain implants

FREMONT, California: Brain implant company Neuralink announced that it has received approval from US regulators to begin human brain implant ...

Indiana funeral director faces jail after police find unburied bodies

JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana: Randy Lankford, owner of Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to more ...

Judge says school has right to restrict student clothing at graduation

DENVER, COLORADO: A federal judge has ruled that a rural Colorado school district can ban a high school student from ...

At Startup20's 3rd meeting in Goa, G20 nations join forces to propel global startup ecosystem growth

Goa [India], June 4 (ANI): The second day of the Startup20 Engagement Group meeting in Goa witnessed crucial discussions and ...

Sainyam gives India golden start at ISSF Junior Shooting World Cup

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Chandigarh youngster Sainyam, ensured India had a golden start to the International Shooting Sport ...

"If Jasprit Bumrah was there...", Ravi Shastri on which pace attack has upper hand ahead of India-Australia WTC final

London [UK], June 4 (ANI): Former Indian head coach and all-rounder Ravi Shastri opines that the Australian pace attack has ...

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama "deeply saddened" by train collision in Odisha, offers condolences

Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama offered his condolences to the families of those ...

Lebanon mulls making solar expansion a remedy to electricity shortage

© Provided by Xinhua by Dana HalawiBEIRUT, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon has been exploring a green way to solve ...

China to expand 5G application scenarios, boost R&D on 6G

© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- China will speed up the construction of virtual private networks in ...

Litton Das to lead Bangladesh in test against Afghanistan

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 4 (ANI): The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced on Sunday the squad for the one-off Test ...

US State Secy Blinken calls EAM Jaishankar, extends condolences over Odisha train accident

Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday made a phone call to External Affairs ...

Bhupender Yadav lauds huge public participation in Meri LiFE initiative

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Sunday congratulated the ...

"Indian cricket team is an institution that binds whole nation together": India's envoy to UK

London [UK], June 4 (ANI): Ahead of India's ICC World Test Championship final match against Australia, India's High Commissioner to ...

Why e-waste management is important and how it can be done

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] June 4 (ANI) Since technology has advanced so quickly over the last few decades, it is difficult ...

Yashasvi Jaiswal having a good time "exploring London" during first Team India senior tour

London [UK], June 4 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals and India Under-19 star Yashasvi Jaiswal is having a great time during his ...

Kerala LoP Satheesan seeks Centre's intervention for direct flight services to Middle East countries

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 4 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Kerala V D Satheesan on Sunday wrote a letter to ...

Team India practices ahead of ICC World Test Championship final

London [UK], June 4 (ANI): India will take on Australia in the final of the ICC World Test Championship at ...

Spark, Infernal win berths in Overwatch League Midseason Madness

The Hangzhou Spark and Seoul Infernal swept their respective grand finals in the Overwatch League East Spring Stage knockout stage ...

ADIHEX launches 'Best Sculpture of Traditional Handcrafts' competition

Dubai [UAE], June 4 (ANI/WAM): For the second consecutive year, Abu Dhabi International HuntingEquestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) announced the start of ...

WTC: A look at top performers who took Australia to final against India

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The mighty Australians will be playing their first-ever final of the ICC World Test ...

Indian atheletes leave for Berlin Special Olympics World Games 2023

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 4 (ANI): The Special Olympics Bharat athletes left for the Special Olympics World Summer Games to ...

Jaishankar arrives in Windhoek to strengthen ties with Namibia

Windhoek [Namibia], June 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday arrived in Windhoek to further strengthen relations with ...

EU nation responds to Kiev's criticism over Crimea

Hungary altered a political video ad after Ukraine accused it of a ?provocative act?The Hungarian government has deleted a video ...

Peace Talks in Myanmar Highlight China's Increasing Influence

Washington - Chinese-sponsored talks in Myanmar between the junta and three of Myanmar's ethnic armies, known as the Brotherhood Alliance, ...

"I want to be a good role model": Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard

London [UK], June 4 (ANI): Arsenal captain Norwegian attacking midfielder Martin Odegaard reflected on how he is handling the task ...

"India's prestige elevated across globe under PM Modi's leadership": UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that India's prestige has ...

India train disaster: UN chief Guterres deeply saddened by loss of lives

New York [US], June 4 (ANI): The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep sadness over the loss of ...

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Litton Das to lead Bangladesh in test against Afghanistan

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 4 (ANI): The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced on Sunday the squad for the one-off Test ...

Taliban publicly flog two persons in Afghanistan's Paktika

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): Two convicts guilty of theft in the Khusamand area of eastern Paktika province were publicly ...

UAE envoy says UN to hold meeting on Afghanistan situation

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): United Arab Emirates' Permanent Representative to the United Nations Lana Nusseibeh said that they will ...

Conditions of minorities in Pakistan similar to Afghan refugees: Report

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): The condition of minorities in Pakistan is similar to that of the Afghan refugees. Like ...

Pakistan, Afghanistan among global food shortage 'hotspots': Report

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI): Two United Nations bodies Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) ...

GLOBALink | China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts return safely

JIUQUAN, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Three Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-15 manned spaceship returned to Earth safely on Sunday, ...

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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs

DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...

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